Frosty — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹˈɔsti/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹˈɒsti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹˈɒsti/

2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈɔsti/.

Examples

a frigid greeting
got a frosty reception
a frozen look on their faces

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rimed frigid glacial snappy rimy nipping crisp wintry nippy icy frozen

Parts of Speech

adjective	devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain “a frigid greeting”
adjective	covered with frost; ; -Wm.Faulkner “a frosty glass”
adjective	pleasantly cold and invigorating “crisp clear nights and frosty mornings”

Word Forms

frigidness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frigidity	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
iciness	noun	a lack of affection or enthusiasm
frost	noun	ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
frostiness	noun	coldness as evidenced by frost
nip	noun	the property of being moderately cold
snap	noun	a spell of cold weather

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eisig

ohne Wärme und Herzlichkeit; Ausdruck von Unfreundlichkeit oder Verachtung

🇫🇷French

glacial

dépourvu de chaleur et de cordialité; expression d'hostilité ou de dédain

🇪🇸Spanish

escarchado

carente de calidez y cordialidad; Expresivo de hostilidad o desdén.

🇮🇹Italian

gelido

privo di calore e cordialità; espressivo di ostilità o disprezzo

🇳🇱Dutch

ijzig

verstoken van warmte en hartelijkheid; uitdrukking van onvriendelijkheid of minachting

🇵🇹Portuguese

gelado

desprovido de calor e cordialidade; expressivo de hostilidade ou desdém

🇷🇺Russian

морозный

лишен теплоты и радушия; выражение недружелюбия или презрения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठंढा

गर्मजोशी और सौहार्द से रहित; मित्रता या तिरस्कार को अभिव्यक्त करने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

হিমশীতল

উষ্ণতা এবং সৌহার্দ্য বর্জিত; বন্ধুত্বহীনতা বা অবজ্ঞার প্রকাশ

🇮🇳Tamil

உறைபனி

அரவணைப்பு மற்றும் நல்லுறவு இல்லாத; நட்பற்ற தன்மை அல்லது வெறுப்பின் வெளிப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

అతిశీతలమైన

వెచ్చదనం మరియు సహృదయత లేని; స్నేహపూర్వకత లేదా అసహ్యం యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

तुषार

उबदारपणा आणि सौहार्द रहित; मित्रत्व किंवा तिरस्कार व्यक्त करणारे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિમાચ્છાદિત

હૂંફ અને સૌહાર્દથી વંચિત; મિત્રતા અથવા અણગમો વ્યક્ત કરતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫ್ರಾಸ್ಟಿ

ಉಷ್ಣತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೌಹಾರ್ದತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದು; ಸ್ನೇಹಹೀನತೆ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തണുത്തുറഞ്ഞ

ഊഷ്മളതയും സൗഹാർദ്ദവും ഇല്ലാത്ത; സൗഹൃദമില്ലായ്മ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവഹേളനം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਠੰਡਾ

ਨਿੱਘ ਅਤੇ ਸਦਭਾਵਨਾ ਤੋਂ ਰਹਿਤ; ਦੋਸਤਾਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਫ਼ਰਤ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پالا ہوا

گرم جوشی اور ہم آہنگی سے خالی؛ غیر دوستی یا نفرت کا اظہار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

冷淡的

缺乏热情和诚恳；表达不友善或蔑视

🇯🇵Japanese

冷ややかな

温かさと誠実さが欠けている。非友好的または軽蔑の表現

🇰🇷Korean

싸늘한

따뜻함과 진심이 없습니다. 불친절함이나 경멸의 표현

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băng giá

không có sự ấm áp và thân mật; biểu hiện sự không thân thiện hoặc khinh thường

🇹🇭Thai

หนาวจัด

ปราศจากความอบอุ่นและจริงใจ แสดงถึงความไม่เป็นมิตรหรือดูถูกเหยียดหยาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sangat dingin

tanpa kehangatan dan keramahan; ekspresif dari ketidakramahan atau penghinaan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagyelo

walang init at kabaitan; nagpapahayag ng hindi kabaitan o paghamak

🇲🇾Malay

membeku

tanpa kemesraan dan kemesraan; menyatakan sikap tidak mesra atau penghinaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فاترة

خالية من الدفء والود. معبرة عن عدم الصداقة أو الازدراء

🇮🇷Persian

یخ زده

عاری از گرما و صمیمیت؛ بیانگر بی دوستی یا تحقیر

🇹🇷Turkish

buz gibi

sıcaklık ve samimiyetten yoksun; düşmanlık veya küçümseme ifadesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹנֵן

נטול חום ולבביות; מבטא חוסר ידידותיות או זלזול

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